U.S. Review
Inflation Is the Name of the Game - Thursday's highly anticipated Consumer Price Index report surprised to the upside. Headline CPI rose 0.4% in September, and core CPI increased 0.6%. Even with some easing on a year-ago basis, the details of the report suggest inflation still has plenty of momentum and remains broad-based.
Global Review
Increasing Signs of an Impending U.K. Slowdown - This week's U.K. data offered increasing evidence of a slowing economy. August GDP unexpectedly fell 0.3% month-over-month and services activity dipped 0.1%, while industrial output dropped 1.8%. With GDP likely to also fall further in September, the U.K. economy is on course to contract for Q3 as a whole. The GDP data was not the only sign of softness, as labor market figures showed a decline in employment for the June-August period.